Ask HN: Should I leave my full time job for personal project?
Looking for some suggestions from the experts here. I have been thinking about a project which I believe have a lot of potential. It will probably take me around 6mo - 1year to make it live(beta). I have a decent job and I have an infant, so even though my job is not so much stressful, because of the baby I can't put extra hours after work for my personal project. So I am thinking of leaving my job(a very good, comfortable one). Actually planning to target for 5 months to see if I can progress and then if I see I am failing I plan to start looking for full time job again.
However, this decision will put me in a tight position financially, my family can survive but will have to spend extremely carefully.
I believe in my idea, my project, and I want to give it a shot, will it be a big risk? Any suggestion/personal experiences are greatly appreciated! Thanks!
However, this decision will put me in a tight position financially, my family can survive but will have to spend extremely carefully.
I believe in my idea, my project, and I want to give it a shot, will it be a big risk? Any suggestion/personal experiences are greatly appreciated! Thanks!